Trump lashes out at drug industry

At a press conference Wednesday morning, President-elect Donald Trump advocated government negotiation of drug prices as Senate leaders prepared for a series of votes on healthcare issues, including Medicare drug price negotiation and drug importation.

Democrats plan to introduce amendments Wednesday night to the Senate budget resolution authorizing Medicare drug price negotiation and drug importation. The resolution is non-binding and the votes are important primarily as an indicator of the depth of support for the proposals. Trump's comments will focus attention on the drug price negotiation and importation votes, which pharma lobbyists are confident will fail...